Dennis Wayne Taylor, the son of Walter Edward and Alice Mary (Johnson) Taylor, was born May 19, 1948, in Newton, Iowa. Dennis graduated from the Newton Senior High School with the class of 1966.

On Aug. 19, 2000, Dennis was united in marriage with Jane (Hopkins) Swihart at Rock Creek. Dennis was a longtime tool and die man, working for the Maytag Company, H & H, and Montezuma Manufacturing. He enjoyed camping, fishing, woodworking, gardening, traveling, Chevy automobiles and being a grandpa.  Dennis was a member of the Newton Moose Lodge.

Dennis died on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was 64 years old.  Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Edward.